Essays about: "FDI in Africa, THESIS"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words FDI in Africa, THESIS.
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1. Foreign Direct Investment, a blessing, or a burden for African states in terms of corruption?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The development in Africa has for a long time been harmed because of its high corruption levels. During the last decades, Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) have increasingly flown into African states as an attempt to strengthen the societies. READ MORE
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2. Foreign Direct Investment Spillovers: Evidence from Egypt, 2000-2020
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a crucial element of globalization; knowledge spillovers, increasing employment, and technology transfer through inward FDI promote economic growth. Egypt is the top FDI recipient in Africa, and empirical literature finds a positive correlation between FDI and economic growth in the country; however, there are limited academic discourses on the channels through which FDI positively affects the economy. READ MORE
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3. The Impact of Perceived Corruption Index on Foreign Direct Investments in Africa
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis evaluates the impact of corruption perception index (CPI) on foreign direct investment (FDI) flows from China and 34 OECD source countries to 54 African host countries using the gravitational model. China is of particular interest as it has become Africa’s largest trading partner as well as the greatest investor among the developing countries in Africa, in addition to Chinese firms having increased their presence in African countries rich in natural resources and poor infrastructure where the scope of corruption is considerable. READ MORE
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4. Determinants of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Africa - A panel data analysis
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : This thesis examines how different recipient country determinants influence Chinese investors' decisions where to invest in Africa and whether the financial crisis in 2008 has induced a shift in the type of FDI investors engage in. With the help of panel data, this thesis analyses the FDI stock and determinants for 41 different countries in Africa over the period 2003-2018. READ MORE
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5. THE EU’S ALLOCATION OF DEVELOPMENT AID – NORMATIVE OR STRATEGIC? - An analysis of aid distribution to African countries in relation to the inflow of Chinese FDI
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Based on the European Union’s self-image of being a normative power and a ‘force for good’ in the world, this thesis examines the EU's role as an international aid donor. The EU’s development policy has developed during the last decades, and in line with its normative self-image the EU has established a set of idealist criteria that is meant to guide its aid allocation to developing countries. READ MORE
